Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Fractures
Final narrative
The injured employee was aligning a crane girder at the gas compressor building using a 10-ton hydraulic ram and three steel wedges. The employee was removing the last wedge using an 8-pound sledgehammer as another employee stood on the concrete off to the left side holding a tool tether attached to the wedge with python tape. As the injured employee was backing out the last wedge from the right side via a sledgehammer, the wedge unexpectedly came out from in between the column and the shim, striking the injured employee on the lower left leg and fracturing it.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
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